Piper PA-28R N3945T
4 March 1973 · Cotulla, Texas, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 4 March 1973 at about 08:45 local time, a Piper PA-28R registered N3945T, operated by Airway Enterpr, was involved in an accident during in flight near Cotulla, Texas, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 08:45
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Cotulla, Texas, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-28R
- Registration
- N3945T
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Airway Enterpr
- Operating rule
- Flying School
- Purpose of flight
- Dual
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- Laredo, Tex → San Antonio, Tex
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-0197
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Probable cause
The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.
Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.
Read the full NTSB narrative
SCREW MISSING ON FUEL VALVE PLACARD ALLOWING IMPROPER FUEL VALVE POSITION INDICATION.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 Nov 1973 | Piper PA-28R | Columbia, Missouri, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
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| 18 Oct 1973 | Piper PA-28R | Fort Pierce, Florida, United States | Lease-A-Plane | Fatal | 2 |
| 21 Feb 1973 | Piper PA-28R | Santa Cruz, California, United States | Porterville AV | No injuries | - |
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